What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant position at Advanced Urology?
Dr. Jitesh Patel started Advanced with one goal in mind – to do the right thing. We aim to continue that mission here every day. We know that our employees are what makes the difference in the care of our patients – and we always put our employees and our patients first.
Come work with a purpose and with colleagues who care about you. Grow to your full potential and enjoy the reward of providing compassionate and personalized healthcare.
What we offer:
- A great place to work!
- Dedicated to work life balance
- Great hours Monday-Friday (NO nights, NO weekends, NO holidays)
- Paid time off that increases with tenure
- Committed to growth and development:
- Education programs that include tuition, certification and license reimbursement
- Cross training programs for OR RNs and Medical Assistants
- Passionate about our employees:
- Employee appreciation and years of service programs
- Health, dental, vision, life, disability and 401(k)
- 8 weeks paid maternity/new mother’s leave program
- All over Metro Atlanta! With 15 locations in metro Atlanta, we are sure to have something close to home
Who you are:
- Driven by a desire to make a difference.
- Passionate for providing superior healthcare
- Committed to serving our patients
- Dedicated to teamwork
- Positive, Innovative, and Resourceful
MISSION
The Medical Assistant is responsible for creating an exceptional patient experience while providing competent and compassionate care to every patient. The Medical Assistant role is fluid and versatile with progressively increasing responsibilities including helping direct efficiencies and maintaining high standards for EMR documentation.
OUTCOMES
- Ready to take on new opportunities for various clinical challenges with a sense of urgency, intuition, and proactive approach with a can-do attitude despite adversities.
- Able to screen and document patient, employee, and visitor temperature, along with documenting answers to current COVID-19 screening questions, while championing all COVID-19 guidelines and protocols.
- Communicate with respect, kindness, and politeness to a diverse group of people to provide an exceptional patient experience.
- Takes on the challenge of unfamiliar tasks and learns from failures and mistakes while continuously looking to optimize the patient experience by considering multiple and varied components of the patient cycle.
- Able to acquire, analyze, and provide accurate clinical information to the medical team in a timely manner, while maintaining accurate patient charting in a fast paced and high volume work environment.
- Understand impact of your actions on others, be willing to admit and take responsibility, and be able to reflect on performance and proactively request constructive feedback to grow within the role.
- Willing to learn and adopt new responsibilities and organizational change based on shifting demands of front office duties, patient work ups and procedures, and effectively navigating patient charting and medical history for medical team.
COMPETENCIES
Job Related Competencies:
- Action Oriented: Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
- Interpersonal Savvy: Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people.
- Nimble Learning: Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
- Drive Results: Consistently achieving result, even under tough circumstances.
- Demonstrates Self Awareness: Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
- Situational Adaptability: Adapting demeanor and approach in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations.
Cultural Competencies:
Advanced Values:
- People
- Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
- Heart
- Patient Focus: Building strong patient relationships and delivering patient centric solutions
- Service
- Instills Trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity
- Excellence
- Cultivates Innovation: Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful
Behaviors:
- Being Resilient:
- Rebounding from setback and adversity when facing difficult situations
- Self-Development:
- Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development challenges
- Optimizes Work Processes:
- Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement
- Professional Communication:
- Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences, while maintaining a professional appearance and tone
QUALIFICATIONS
Basic Qualifications:
Education: Level 2
- High School Diploma or GED
Previous, Job Relevant Work Experience: Level 2
- At least 2 years of experience as Medical Assistant in clinical field/setting
- Knowledge of Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
Preferred Qualifications:
Education: Level 1 and Level 2
- N/A
Previous, Job Relevant Work Experience: Level 2
- 3 years of experience in clinical field/setting
- Experience in a high-volume clinical setting
- Experience with invasive procedures
- Experience with catherization, IV starts, and/or administration/care of chemotherapeutic treatments
- Knowledge of Eclinical Works (eCW) and Radix
- Knowledge of urology or urogynecology experience
Credentials/Licensures: Level 2
- Current CMA Certification
